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Can pigeon chest (pectus carniatum) go away on its own?
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No: It is a skeletal deformity of the rib cage that is structural and often congenital(or genetic).
Answered 9/28/2016
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No: Some muscle building of pectorals may reduce visual impact of the protrusion carinatum appearance. Most do not interfere with heart or lung function in some contrast to a rare problem with excavatum.
Answered 10/26/2018
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